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i_o be_v before_o in_o that_o of_o the_o authority_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o husband_n in_o order_n whereunto_o i_o say_v 1._o that_o inasmuch_o as_o god_n have_v invest_v the_o man_n with_o authority_n over_o the_o wife_n it_o must_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o high_o irreligious_a in_o she_o to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o submit_v to_o it_o as_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o usurp_v authority_n over_o he_o such_o a_o behaviour_n bid_v defiance_n to_o the_o order_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n because_o not_o only_o thwart_v but_o pervert_v it_o and_o according_o as_o st._n paul_n not_o only_o proscribe_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n unlawful_a but_o moreover_o represent_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v suffer_v 1_o tim._n 2.12_o so_o he_o have_v also_o give_v we_o there_o to_o understand_v what_o be_v to_o be_v